baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2546985-A (GB)
Title: Valve apparatus for an engine
Inventor: OLAF BERGER
IPC: F02D13/02
Filed: 2016-02-02
Abstract: Disclosed is a valve apparatus 130 for controlling the opening and closing of a valve of an internal combustion engine 100. The valve apparatus comprises a camshaft 132 having a first cam 136 configured to open a valve 126 during a first cycle period of the internal combustion engine and a second cam 138 configured to open the valve during a second cycle period of the internal combustion engine and a controller 134 having at least a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. The controller in the first mode of operation is configured to permit opening of the valve 126 by the first cam 136 and the second cam 138. The controller in the second mode of operation is configured to prevent opening of the valve by the first cam. The controller 134 may be a hydraulic controller. The arrangement is used to cause an exhaust valve to open slightly during the compression stroke of the engine to relieve pressure in a combustion chamber when an electronic control unit determines that the pressure in the combustion chamber is likely to be above a specified limit.
Patent GB-2550844-A (GB)
Title: SDN interface device
Inventor: REZA NEJABATI
IPC: H04L12/66
Filed: 2016-05-23
Abstract: An interface device (100) for interfacing between a network device (170-240) and a software-defined networking (SDN) controller (150), the device (100) comprising: a first interface (140) for connecting the interface device (100) to the SDN controller (150); a second interface (160) for connecting the interface device (100) to the network device (170-240); a vendor and technology specific layer module (110), which is operative to transmit and receive control and message data to and from the network device (170-240) in a native protocol of the network device; a device abstraction layer module (120), is operative to generate a model (400) representing capabilities of the network device (170-240); and a protocol mapping layer module (130), which is operative to map control and message data used by the network device (170-240) onto the device abstraction model (400), such that messages issued by the SDN controller (150) in its native message format can be transmitted to the network device in a native message format of the network device (170-240), and messages issued by the network device (170-240) in its native message format can be transmitted to the SDN controller (150) in the native message format of the SDN controller (150).
Patent GB-2537766-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerant cycle device
Inventor: OSAMU MORIMOTO
IPC: F25B47/00
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A refrigerant cycle device comprises: a capturing unit that is connected between a compressor and use-side heat exchangers so as to separate a refrigerant in a refrigerant circuit and a residual foreign substance; and a control unit that switches between performing and not performing residual foreign substance recovery operation, in which the refrigerant after update circulates in the capturing unit, depending upon the type of the refrigerant before update and the type of the refrigerant after update. The capturing unit has a first on-off valve provided in a flow passage of the capturing unit. The control unit has: an acquiring means for receiving information on the type of the refrigerant before update and the type of the refrigerant after update; a recovery operation determining means for determining whether or not to recover the residual foreign substance on the basis of the information on the type of the refrigerant before update and the type of the refrigerant after update received by the acquiring means; and a recovery operation control means for opening the first on-off valve if the recovery operation determining means determines to cause the refrigerant after update to circulate in the refrigerant circuit.
Patent GB-2540679-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric materials
Inventor: CRAIG MEAKIN
IPC: C08L81/02
Filed: 2016-07-22
Abstract: A composition comprises an additive selected from titanium dioxide, barium sulphate and/or zinc sulphide with one or more copolymers selected from (i) a polymer (A) having -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- (I) and -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph (II) units and/or (ii) a polymer (B) having -X-Ph-(X-Ph-)nX-Ph-CO-Ph- (III) and -X-Y-W-Ph-Z- (IV) units, wherein Ph is phenylene, X is oxygen or sulphur, n is 1-2, Y is phenylene, diphenylene, or naphthalene, W is carbonyl, oxygen, or sulphur, and Z is -X-Ph-SO2-Ph-, -X-Ph-SO2-Y-SO2-Ph-, or -CO-Ph-. The additive may be present in an amount of 5-40 wt.%. Polymer (A) may comprise between 60 mol.% and up to 90 mol.% of (I). The composition may include 0.25-20 wt.% polymer (C) having -CR1R2-CR3R4- units, wherein R1 & R2 are hydrogen or optionally-substituted alkyl and R3 & R4 are hydrogen, optionally-substituted alkyl, alkylcarbonyl, or an anhydride-containing moiety. The use of the additives to increase lightness, tensile modulus, flexural modulus, impact strength, and ΔE of the composition is disclosed.
Patent GB-2554743-A (GB)
Title: An Accessory and kit of parts comprising an accessory and an article
Inventor: LEE WRIGHT
IPC: A45D8/36
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: An accessory 10 suitable for attachment to an article 16 comprises a body formed of resilient material and having a recess (14, fig. 1a) configured to receive a projection 20. The recess is deformable to a first position (as shown in figure 3) to form an interference fit with the projection. The recess is deformable into a second position (as shown in figure 4) to release the accessory from the projection. In the second position the contact area between the article and the accessory is reduced. The accessory is preferably made from a polymer such as food grade silicone or polypropylene. A kit of parts is also claimed, comprising the accessory and an article having at least one projection. The article may have a coating thereon, which preferably does not extend over the projection. The coating may be formed of thermoplastic elastomer. The accessory may be used to decorate an article such as a headband, bracelet, ring, earring, bag, hair clip, bobble, broach, sunglasses or watch.
Patent GB-2555164-A (GB)
Title: Belt for a conveyor system
Inventor: TERRY M THOMAS
IPC: B65G15/36
Filed: 2013-05-14
Abstract: A belt for a conveyor system 10 generally includes a ribbon of elastomeric material 110 and a plurality of reinforcing cords 170, 180, 190, 200 connected to the ribbon 110. The ribbon defines a central longitudinal axis 210 and a pair of side edges 220 extending parallel to the longitudinal axis. At least some of the cords 170, 180, 190, 200 have ends positioned between the longitudinal axis 210 and a side edge 220. Cords in one layer are angled at an acute angle relative to the perpendicular direction of the longitudinal axis in a serrated pattern with the acute angle being approximately 7 degrees and the serrated pattern defining either triangular or rounded profiles.
Patent GB-2565357-A (GB)
Title: Dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: Charles Howard Percy-Raine
IPC: B04C5/185
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: A dirt separator for a vacuum cleaner comprises a chamber 36 having an inlet 37 through which dirt-laden fluid enters and an outlet 38 through which cleansed fluid exits the chamber 36. A disc 40 located at the outlet 38 rotates about a rotational axis (48, fig 3) and comprises holes through which the cleansed fluid passes. The inlet 37 is defined by an end of an inlet duct 21 and at least a portion of the inlet duct 21 comprising the inlet 37 extends within the chamber 36 along an axis 49 that intersects the disc 40 and is non-coincident to the rotational axis (48, fig 3).
Patent GB-2566045-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine engine
Inventor: BENEDICT PHELPS
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: A gas turbine engine 10 has a gear driven fan blade 130 which has different mean pressure ratios at the root and tip portions. The mean pressure ratio for the root airflow portion A which flows through the core engine is no more than 0.9 times the mean pressure ratio of the tip (bypass) airflow portion B at cruise conditions. The fan root pressure ratio may be below 1.25 at cruise conditions. The gas turbine engine 10 may provide improved efficiency when compared with conventional engines, whilst retaining an acceptable flutter margin.
Patent GB-2552280-A (GB)
Title: Speech recognition
Inventor: ROBERT JAMES HATFIELD
IPC: G10L17/24
Filed: 2013-06-26
Abstract: A speech processing system buffers a speech signal Dout (110) for detection of a trigger phrase 120, and selects noise reduction optimised for speech recognition 134 or for speech communication 136 according to network link characteristics. Power is saved by only switching on the noise-reduction block 134 when the trigger phrase has been spoken, and the second noise reduction may perform a subset of functions of the first.
Patent GB-2557102-A (GB)
Title: Communication apparatus, control method, and program
Inventor: TAKESHI MATSUSHITA
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A communication apparatus connects to a target device using a first communication method which may be, for example near field communication (NFC) or Bluetooth (RTM). The apparatus acquires communication information of a target apparatus through this communication link. It determines whether or not the target apparatus is connected to an access point to which the communication apparatus is connected. If it is determined that the target apparatus is not connected to the access point to which the communication apparatus is connected, the communication apparatus connects to the target apparatus using a second communication method (for example Wi-Fi Direct), different from the first communication method, to establish a direct communication link. If it is determined that the target apparatus is connected to the access point to which the communication apparatus is connected, the communication apparatus connects to the target apparatus via an access point using the second communication method (for example Wi-Fi). The embodiment describes setting up a peer-to-peer link between a mobile device and a wireless printer.
Patent GB-2571927-A (GB)
Title: Resource management system and method of operation thereof
Inventor: Troels Rønnow
IPC: G06F16/27
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: A resource management system that is configured to maintain one or more records relating to one or more transactions associated with one or more resources, wherein the system is implemented as a distributed data processing system including one or more data processing nodes that are mutually coupled via a data communication network, characterised in that: the one or more records are maintained in one or more corresponding chains 402, wherein each entry defines one or more corresponding transactions; when at least one new entry is to be made to a given chain, information concerning the at least one new entry is communicated to the one or more data processing nodes 404; the system includes a filter arrangement for limiting communication regarding the at least one new entry to a subset of nodes 406; and the system records the at least one new entry when verified to its corresponding given chain 408.
Patent GB-2570734-A (GB)
Title: Fluency Aid
Inventor: TAHIR RASHID
IPC: G10L21/057
Filed: 2018-03-15
Abstract: A fluency aid 1 for users with a stammer, stutter or other speech impediment in logopedic therapy provides Altered Auditory Feedback (AAF, 10) based on the detected voice and automatically changes the type (eg. masked, delayed or frequency-altered) or a parameter (eg. delay or frequency) of the feedback after a random or predetermined time or the operation of a switch (20) . The AAF may be initiated or faded out upon Voice Activity Detection (30) or output at a volume dependent on that of the detected voice, and a metronomic pacing click (40) may accompany the feedback.
Patent GB-2563726-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle fuel cooling
Inventor: AED M DUDAR
IPC: B60W40/02
Filed: 2018-04-23
Abstract: A method comprising predicting an engine coolant temperature at an expected time of activation of a vehicle 101 and, upon determining that the the predicted engine coolant temperature is greater than an ambient air temperature by a temperature threshold, actuating a vehicle component at a time based on the expected time of activation. A fuel line leak diagnostic may be performed upon activation of the vehicle when the predicted coolant temperature is within the temperature threshold of the ambient air temperature. The vehicle component to be actuated may be a suspension 165 actuated to raise a front end 160 of the vehicle or a front hood 150 of the vehicle actuated to be opened. Alternatively, said vehicle component may be a propulsion actuated to either move the vehicle to a roadway having a greater road grade (θ) than a road grade threshold, or align the vehicle along a determined wind direction (W). An insolation on the vehicle may be detected and the vehicle may be moved when the insolation is above an insolation threshold, and a location having an insolation below the insolation threshold may be identified to move the vehicle to said location.
Patent GB-2568338-A (GB)
Title: A module for a vacuum pumping and/or abatement system
Inventor: HAMMOND DEO
IPC: C23C16/44
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: A facilities module 40 for modular system comprises a frame 41, a plurality of facilities inputs 42, a plurality of facilities outputs 44 and a plurality of facilities connection lines (19, figure 2) located at least partially within the frame and connecting the inputs to the outputs. The module further comprises a controller 48 configured to control supply of facilities (14) received at the inputs out of the outputs and control operation of one or more vacuum pumping or abatement systems remote from the module. The facilities may be fluids, such as liquid coolant, de-ionised water, clean dry air, methane, oxygen, nitrogen or hydrogen, electrical power or electrical signals or optical signals. A system (2) comprising said module further comprises one or more other modules (10) connected to the facilities module, wherein the one or more other modules may comprise a vacuum pumping or abatement apparatus (12, figure 1). The system may connected to be a chamber (4) or room used in an industrial process, such as semiconductor fabrication.
Patent GB-2575023-A (GB)
Title: Dental treatment appliance
Inventor: MATTHEW WILLIAM FORD
IPC: A61C17/36
Filed: 2018-06-20
Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance, preferably a toothbrush or interdental cleaning device, includes a handle (12, Fig 1), a fluid reservoir (32, Fig 1) for storing a working fluid, and a fluid delivery system for receiving working fluid from the reservoir and for delivering working fluid to the oral cavity of a user. The fluid reservoir includes a fluid port (76, Fig 5) from which fluid is dispensed from the fluid reservoir, and also through which the fluid reservoir is replenished. The fluid reservoir is moveable relative to the handle between a first position in which the fluid port is connected to the fluid delivery system, and a second position in which the fluid port is exposed to allow the fluid reservoir to be replenished. Means are also provided for urging the fluid reservoir towards the first position. In one arrangement the urging means is configured to magnetically attract the reservoir toward the first position. In this arrangement a magnet or magnets 106, 108 may be provided on the base 90 of the reservoir and a ring of ferromagnetic material 110 provided on a seat 74 provided for receiving the fluid reservoir 32 when in its first position.
Patent GB-2564014-A (GB)
Title: Clamping system for a microfluidic assembly
Inventor: Kambez Hajipouran Benam
IPC: C12M1/00
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: A clamping system for a microfluidic device includes a compression plate engaging a side of a microfluidic device. A compression device provides compressive forces. The compression device is operatively connected to the compression plate such that the compressive forces create a substantially uniform pressure on the side of the microfluidic device.
Patent GB-2561794-A (GB)
Title: Club head sets with varying characteristics and related methods
Inventor: Cory S Bacon
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2017-01-11
Abstract: Embodiments of golf clubs head sets with varying characteristics are disclosed herein. Other examples and related methods are also generally described herein.
Patent GB-2576173-A (GB)
Title: Tuneable fluid lens
Inventor: ANDREW BENJAMIN SIMPSON BROWN
IPC: G02B3/14
Filed: 2018-08-07
Abstract: A tuneable optical device 100 has a static component 102, a moveable component 104 coupled to the static component and moveable relative to the static component; and a deformable material 106 provided between the static component and the moveable component. An actuator has at least one shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wire 108 a-d coupled to the moveable component and arranged to, on contraction, drive movement of the moveable component whereby the deformable material is deformed and the lens is adjusted to provide autofocus and/or optical image stabilisation. The deformable material may be a liquid, a soft silicone material, a soft polymer or a gel. An image sensor may also be used and the optical device may be used in devices such as smartphones, cameras, laptops etc.
Patent GB-2578479-A (GB)
Title: Vegetable oil treatment process
Inventor: PETER GOODRICH
IPC: C11B3/06
Filed: 2018-10-29
Abstract: An organic amine, such as dimethylethanolamine (deanol, dimethylaminoethanol, DMEA), is used for preventing the formation of chloropropanol or fatty acid esters of chloropropanol from a biological oil (e.g. vegetable oil, coconut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, olive, palm oil, rapeseed oil, rice bran oil, safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil or biodiesel). Also disclosed is a process for preventing the formation of chloropropanol or fatty acid esters of chloropropanol in the biological oil/s using the organic amine.
Patent GB-2565500-A (GB)
Title: Break analysis apparatus and method
Inventor: MARK HANSEN
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2017-05-11
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
Patent GB-2566664-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic inductor stacks with multilayer isolation layers
Inventor: HARIKLIA DELIGIANNI
IPC: H01L23/522
Filed: 2017-06-13
Abstract: A magnetic laminating structure includes alternating layers of a magnetic material (112) and a multilayered insulating material, wherein the multilayered insulating material is intermediate adjacent magnetic material layers and comprises a first insulating layer (114A) abutting at least on additional insulating layer (114B), and wherein the first insulating layer (114A) and the at least one additional insulating layer (114B) comprise different dielectric materials and/or are formed by a different deposition process.
Patent GB-2570234-A (GB)
Title: Device and methods using porous media in fluidic devices
Inventor: MARTIN GILAR
IPC: G01N30/60
Filed: 2015-09-15
Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a porous medium, frit or plug 312a’ comprising a porous material having a first shape and an initial porosity profile, and engaging the porous medium with a cavity 310’ in a microfluidic device wherein the cavity is in fluid communication with a channel 306’ of the microfluidic device and engaging the porous medium with the cavity causes the first shape of the porous material to be adjusted to a second shape according to a shape of the cavity which results in the initial porosity profile being adjusted to a target porosity profile according to the shape of the cavity, the target porosity profile being uniform. Ideally, the porous material is compressed and deforms to the shape of the cavity to achieve the target porosity profile. Preferably, the cavity is in fluid communication with the channel via an opening of the channel which is an inlet of the channel. The porous material may comprise sintered particles.
Patent GB-2578359-A (GB)
Title: Multihead spray gun system
Inventor: GERALD M LUBECK
IPC: B05B12/14
Filed: 2019-08-22
Abstract: Spray system for spraying a two-part material for foam insulation, for use with two spray guns (fig 1, 36, 38). A fluid block 14 has two fluid passageways, for delivering the components to the spray guns in isolation without mixing. Each passageway has an inlet 16, 18 connected to a spool valve 20, 26, which splits into two outlets 22, 30 for the first passageway, and 24, 28 for the second passageway. The cross-linked channels allow each spray gun to receive both components without mixing. Hoses (fig 3, 32, 34) carry the components independently from the outlets to the spray guns in parallel. The spray system has a heating element (fig 1, 12) for heating the components. The spool valves may be balanced spool valve having a single inlet and two outlets. They may have pressure transducers 36, 38 for system shut off when an imbalance is detected.
Patent GB-2575399-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic drive system
Inventor: HIDEYASU MURAOKA
IPC: F15B19/00
Filed: 2018-04-27
Abstract: This hydraulic drive system is provided with a flow rate control valve device, a bleed-off valve device, a discharge pressure sensor, a relief valve, an operating element, and a control device. The control device: detects a discharge pressure using the discharge pressure sensor by varying an actuation command current which flows to the flow rate control valve device in a state in which a hydraulic pump and a tank are isolated from one another by means of the bleed-off valve device; detects at least one electric current from among an opening start time current in the flow rate control valve device when opening starts, or a closure completion time current when closure is complete, on the basis of the detected discharge pressure and a relief pressure; and executes a calibration process to adjust a correspondence relationship between an operation quantity of the operating element and the detected at least one current, on the basis of said at least one current.
Patent GB-2592884-A (GB)
Title: System and method for enabling a search platform to users
Inventor: VASILEIOS MEZARIS
IPC: G06F16/9538
Filed: 2019-12-04
Abstract: Enabling a search platform to users, comprising: obtaining a search query; integrating data from a social-stream manager and web crawlers; processing data to identify authors in documents; analyse lecture videos and non-lecture videos to retrieve a temporal structure and generate keyword-based annotations for lecture videos, and generate concept-based annotations for all videos; and retrieve bibliographic metadata that is modelled as Linked Open Data and then transformed into a common data model; filtering search results by document type, author, date or venue; ranking the search results based on relevance; visualizing search results that comprise; graph visualization for discovery and exploration of relationships between documents and properties, an interface for interest-based result exploration, a bar chart displaying aggregated information, and a tag cloud for analysis of keyword frequency; providing training support comprising a learning-how-to-search widget 504 and a curriculum-reflection widget 506, wherein the learning-how-to-search widget displays user interaction data and provides questions to the user to reflect on search behaviour and experiment with functionalities, wherein the curriculum reflection widget provides training material for the user that comprises guidance through tutorials, video lectures, or reflective learning and enables the user to complete the curriculum.